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Three Decades of Green Beer

St. Paddy’s is just around the corner and we’re gearing up for another short tour to celebrate. We’ll be in Winnipeg on March 14th at McPhillips Station Casino to kick off a weekend of green beer. We...

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150 years of Highland Games in Victoria BC ..

Piping, drumming and Highland Dancing, it’s all happening in Victoria at the 150th Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival this May 11-19. From our perspective it’s double-triply exciting as we get...

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Strombo hosting Canada Day International, NYC

“News Release New York, May 23, 2013″ “Saturday, June 29 will be an unforgettable day featuring a free celebration of Canada’s best entertainment, food and sport in New York City. For the first time,...

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John Mann Solo Album

  The Waiting Room New Music From John Mann I am so proud to present my new album “The Waiting Room”.  The album will be available in its full form on January 7, 2014. To Pre order your signed copy …...

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SOTW at Commodore Ballroom

Spirit of the West are delighted to announce our St. Paddy’s show for 2014! Show will be at the Commodore Ballroom in downtown Vancouver, surely one of the best venues on the continent to see a...

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Honours & Awards to be presented at Commodore Show

We Just Found Out We Get A Star On The Vancouver Starwalk! Check out the Press Release: “February 18, 2014: The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame is pleased to bestow renowned Canadian band Spirit of the...

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stars

What a fantastic time we had last weekend at the Commodore Ballroom. Spirits send thanks to awards presenters Jan Quiring (Bulembu), Doug Nelson (BC Cancer Foundation) and Elka Yarlowe (Access to Music...

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For Immediate Release

You just never know what fate will deal you. Spirit of the West, now 31 years young, has been faced a quiet but profound challenge. It has taken us some time to reach the acceptance necessary to be...

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The Various Shades of Spring, 2015.

We are into the month of March, and here on the west coast of Canada life is sprouting from our gardens in many glorious colours. Our Eastern bandmates are yet in the thick of deep cold and snow, and...

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Spirit of the West news, April 10, 2015

From The Desk of Vince Ditrich: As the busy season of 2015 approaches I am stopping the presses and taking a look around, so I can make a proper report.  The main project Spirit has on the go right now...

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A long shot

From the Desk of Vince Ditrich  Since the announcement that John Mann has Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease I have been asked hundreds of times, “What can I do to help?” For the first time since John...

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Cinquante! Cinquante!

From the Desk of Vince Ditrich  I really got a full taste of the Christmas spirit when I went down to the Post Office the other day. Waiting for me was a box that I wasn’t expecting. Inside this...

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Only in Vancouver…

Only in our beloved home town, playing one last time on home ice at the Commodore, could we have experienced the loving and tumultuous farewell that we received.  An outpouring of unbelievable...

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Happy Canada Day!

The SotW Tee Shop … You will see that we have our initial run of commemorative T-shirts available to Canadian purchasers in our Tee Shop.  We are most definitely ordering more shirts, with sizing...

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Massey Hall Live!

From the Desk of Vince Ditrich It’s finally ready for viewing! This very enjoyable concert, filmed last June at Toronto’s Massey Hall and directed by Pete McCormack, is now available at Massey Hall’s...

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Spirit Unforgettable at VIFF, Oct 8 opening!

From the Desk of Vince Ditrich The run-up to the Vancouver International Film Festival is turned up to Full Blower , with “Spirit Unforgettable” by Pete McCormack being showcased — and it is also in...

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One Man’s Treasure

New Shirts Have Arrived! Including a Limited Run of Ladies’ White T-Shirts, this new batch is being offered now to our International Fans! There will very soon be a shipment of autographed photos,...

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Vinyl Village is Here!

From the Desk of Vince Ditrich Vinyl Village is finally on the map! After 25+ years in storage we have discovered a very small selection of LPs, some of which are exceedingly rare. As I’ve mentioned...

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The Spirit Of John concert, Sept 13, 2017 in Toronto!

On September 13, 2017 in Toronto there’s going to be a very special event in support of the Alzheimer Society of Toronto’s initiative to provide music to dementia sufferers by way of personal media...

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John Mann Benefit Concert and Go Fund Me Campaign

Spirit of Canada::A Benefit for John Mann It was Barney Bentall that started it.  In his gentle way he floated the idea of putting on a benefit show to raise money for Johnny’s long term care in a...

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